南辕北辙的道理( 二 )

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少儿英语小寓言大道理之南辕北辙
Going South by Driving the Chariot North
Once a man wanted togo to the south but his carriage was heading north. Apasser-by asked him： 'If you are going to the south why is your chariot heading north ' The man answered 'My horse is good at running my driver ishighly skilled at driving a carriage and I have enoughmoney. ' The man didn't consider that the direction might be wrong; the betterhis conditions were the further he was away from hisdestination.
译文
从前有个人要到南方去他坐的车子却向北方行驶。过路人说：“你去南方车子怎样向北行驶呢”他回答说：“我的马很能跑路我的车夫驾车的技术也很高明加上我又带了充足的路费。”这个人没有思考到方向弄反了他的条件越好离他要去的地方就越远。
寓意
之后人们就把这个故事概括为“南辕北辙”比喻一个人的行为和他的目的正好相反。
The idiom derivedfrom this story indicates that one's action was the opposite effect to one'sintention.